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Education
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. The right
defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments.” ― C.S. Lewis
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. -
CS Lewis
Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an
individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for
me. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Democracy
“If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will
be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost”. - Aristotle
Freedom
To advance oneself towards freedom — physical, mental, and spiritual — and help others to
do so, is the supreme prize of man. - Swami Vivekanand
The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the
society enjoy. - Amartya Sen
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most
oppressive. C. S. Lewis
Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal
means. - Amartya Sen
Women
All nations have attained greatness by paying proper respect to women. That country and that
nation which do not respect women have never become great, nor will ever be in future. -
Swami Vivekanand
Science
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All the sciences are for this one end, to bring happiness to humanity. - Swami Vivekanand
It is important to reclaim for humanity the ground that has been taken from it by various
arbitrarily narrow formulations of the demands of rationality. - Amartya Sen
Inequality
I believe that virtually all the problems in the world come from inequality of one kind or
another. - Amartya Sen
Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further
enrichment of the opulent - Amartya Sen
Transparency
“Without publicity, no good is permanent; under the auspices of publicity, no evil can
continue.” - Jeremy Bentham
“A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.” - Dalai Lama
Ethics/Humanity
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Unity of soul, this common substance of humanity, is the basis of ethics and morality. - Swami
Vivekanand
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Mahatma
Gandhi
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are
dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. - Mahatma Gandhi
When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.” - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane. - M Gandhi
If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel
there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the
mother and the teacher. - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation,
with a value system. - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Honesty
Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything. - Swami
Vivekanand
Environment
Earth has sufficient for man's need but not for man's greed. - M Gandhi
Poverty
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Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential
as a human being. - Amartya Sen
Courage of conviction
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. - C.
S. Lewis
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke
"The hottest place in hell is reserved for those who are silent during a moral crisis" - Dante,
Divine Comedy
"The world is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil, but because of those who
look on and do nothing" - Albert Einstein
Good motives, sincerity, and infinite love can conquer the world. One single soul possessed of
these virtues can destroy the dark designs of millions of hypocrites and brutes. - Swami
Vivekanand
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - M Gandhi
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. - M
Gandhi
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the
course of history. - M Gandhi
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or
worse, to avoid trouble. - M Gandhi
Best of Luck!
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